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Wallace, Ben

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Wallace, Ben

Former (left at end of session) Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party North East Scotland
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Divisions voted in
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Attendance
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0 "Not Voted" of 0 divisions present
Motions lodged
14
205 questions · 0 unanswered
Hansard contributions
1,215
506 chamber · 709 committee
Allowances claimed
£0
0 transactions
Most-discussed topics in Hansard
europe ·76 future ·73 report ·64 convener ·61 care ·61 health ·59 executive ·53 bill ·33 governance ·33 community ·31 international ·30 situation ·30
Recent motions & questions
Motion success

Of the motions they've lodged that went to a vote, how often did the chamber agree.

Lodged
14
Carried
0
Defeated
0
Not divided
14
Voice fingerprint

Words and phrases this MSP uses far more often than the chamber average (TF-IDF over their Hansard contributions).

enlargement fundholding executive's milburn health community future europe pmc raw meat stracathro alan milburn epilepsy applicant countries
Career arc

Unified timeline: party joinings, seat changes, committee appointments, ministerial roles.

  1. ☷
    Left Health and Community Care Committee
    31 Mar 2003
  2. ☷
    Left European and External Relations Committee
    31 Mar 2003
  3. ⌂
    Stood down from North East Scotland (Dissolution)
    31 Mar 2003
  4. –
    Left Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
    31 Mar 2003
  5. ☷
    Joined European and External Relations Committee as Member
    06 Mar 2003
  6. ☷
    Left European Committee
    05 Mar 2003
  7. ☷
    Joined Health and Community Care Committee as Substitute Member
    16 May 2002
  8. ☷
    Left Health and Community Care Committee
    07 Jan 2001
  9. ☷
    Joined European Committee as Member
    17 Jun 1999
  10. ☷
    Joined Health and Community Care Committee as Member
    17 Jun 1999
  11. ⌂
    Started representing North East Scotland
    06 May 1999
  12. +
    Joined Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
    06 May 1999
Who backs their motions most
Whose motions they back most
Recent contributions to the Official Report
  • First Minister's Question Time Chamber
    20 Mar 2003
    I urge the First Minister not to forget those families in the next few weeks as elections loom. I urge him to visit some of the military units and their bases …
  • International Situation Chamber
    13 Mar 2003
    We cannot listen to the tantrums of Tommy Sheridan, who, as usual, is making it up as he goes along. In Tommy's world—
  • International Situation Chamber
    13 Mar 2003
    Let us remember that this is about Saddam Hussein; it is about right and wrong and doing what we think is best. We cannot live in the past.
  • International Situation Chamber
    13 Mar 2003
    The Conservatives' position on Iraq has always been that we should act in Britain's interest. If we cannot secure a United Nations resolution, we must decide w…
  • International Situation Chamber
    13 Mar 2003
    The next few days will be vital to the future of Britain and how it decides to tackle Iraq. The Prime Minister will have to decide whether Britain's interest s…
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